| 1. TO STRENGTHEN THE FIGHT AGAINST MIGRANT TRAFFICKING WITH THE AIM TO ERADICATE IT. | ENCOURAGE THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION TO INCLUDE IN THEIR LEGISLATION THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MIGRANT TRAFFICKING AS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. | - ORGANIZE A SEMINAR WORKSHOP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF IOM ABOUT MIGRANT TRAFFICKING WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. | COMPLETED IN JANUARY 1998, IN NICARAGUA |
| - STUDY THE NEED TO INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF PENALTIES FOR MIGRANT TRAFFICKING CRIMES , ESPECIALLY FOR CRIMES RELATED TO TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. | CONTINUOUS | ||
| - EACH COUNTRY WILL REPORT IN WRITING ANNUALLY ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS, PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES IN THE EXECUTION OF LAWS RELATED TO MIGRANT TRAFFICKING | REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE HOST COUNTRY OF THE UPCOMING VICE-MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE BY THE END OF EACH PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR | ||
| - GOVERNMENTS WILL PROVIDE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO IOM TO ESTABLISH A MATRIX TO COMPARE EXISTING LEGISLATION IN THE MEMBER STATES, RELATED TO MIGRANT TRAFFICKING | CONTINUOUS | ||
| - IOM WILL REGULARLY UPDATE THE COMPARATIVE MATRIX | WILL PRESENT AN UPDATED MATRIX IN EACH MEETING OF THE RCGM | ||
| 2. TO PROMOTE INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR THE COMBAT OF MIGRANT TRAFFICKING. | ESTABLISH A REGIONAL NETWORK OF LIAISON OFFICERS TO EXCHANGE REGULAR INFORMATION ON MIGRANT TRAFFICKING. | - THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HOST COUNTRY OF THE VICEMINISTERIAL MEETING WILL MAINTAIN AND DISTRIBUTE AN UPDATED LIST OF THE LIAISON OFFICERS. | CONTINUOUS |
| - DESIGN A FORM TO STANDARDIZE ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION ON MIGRANT TRAFFICKING TO BE EXCHANGED BY LIAISON OFFICERS | PRESENTED IN GANANOQUE, IN OCT. 1998. IT WILL BE ANALYZED AND APPROVED DURING THE FEBRUARY 1999 TELECONFERENCE | ||
| - THE ORGANIZATION OF A TELECONFERENCE AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE LIAISON NETWORK, COORDINATED BY CANADA. FOLLOWING THE TELECONFERENCE, THE CHAIR OF THE LIASON OFFICERS NETWORK WILL PASS TO THE CURRENT HOST COUNTRY OF THE RCM. | FEBRUARY OF 1999 | ||
| - SECOND TELECONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY EL SALVADOR | OCTOBER, 1999 | ||
| 3. TO PROMOTE A BETTER COMPREHENSION AND SOCIETAL AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF MIGRANT TRAFFICKING. | DISSEMINATE THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS THE RESULTS OF EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS TO PREVENT MIGRANT TRAFFICKING. | - PERIODIC PUBLICATION OF SUCCESSFUL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST MIGRANT TRAFFICKERS | CONTINUOUS |
| - PROMOTE, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, FORA TO DISSEMINATE AND DISCUSS, AT NATIONAL AND/OR REGIONAL LEVELS THE EXTENT AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRIME OF MIGRANT TRAFFICKING. | CONTINUOUS | ||
| - THE IOM WILL DESIGN AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON THE RISKS OF MIGRANT TRAFFICKING | PRESENTED IN RCGM IN SAN SALVADOR, OCTOBER, 1999 | ||
| - FINANCED BY CANADA, THE IOM WILL PREPARE STUDIES ON MIGRANT TRAFFICKING IN HONDURAS AND COSTA RICA, SIMILAR TO THE ONES PREPARED FOR PANAMA, GUATEMALA, AND EL SALVADOR. | PRESENTED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH, 2000 |